ORDER :

Munishwar Nath Bhandari, J.

(Prayer: W.P.No.6201 of 2013 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of mandamus directing the third respondent Commission to implement the rule of reservation with regard to women in a horizontal manner by counting the number of women who are selected on their own merit for the purposes of satisfaction of reservation for women as explained by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Rajesh Kumar Daria-s case reported in 2007 and consequently direct the third respondent to cancel the selection of the fourth respondent to the post of Deputy Collector at the counseling held on 14.02.2013 and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to select and appoint the petitioner in her position with all consequential benefits. )

A batch of writ petitions has been filed to seek a direction on the respondents to implement the rule of reservation for women horizontally and not vertically.

2. The prayer aforesaid has been made by referring to the arrangement made by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) so as the State while filli